ODD LOTS

First off, I want to thank all of you who stopped by with your lovely comments and Birthday wishes for Kelli. This is a portion of the e-mail she sent me after reading the post.

“Hi Aunt Patti!
Thank you so much for taking the time and for the thoughtfulness you put into writing about my time with Grandma Liz. It really warmed my heart that other people do sometimes recognize and appreciate. Thank you Aunt Patti. I just love the way you write and keep the many memories alive for all of us. Then to read other people's responses was really neat also. It was such a nice feeling, like a sense of connection to total strangers.”

See, even the young like to be noticed. So I thank you and Kelli thanks you. You dear readers are the best.

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Now I need your help identifying something. My hummingbird feeders are right outside my window so I get to watch the activity. The other day I saw what looked like a hummer on steroids perched at the feeder so I ran to get my camera.

Ok, it wasn't a hummer but I am not sure what it was. It had a red breast like a robin but was too small. This is not the time of year here for the Rufous Sided Towhee, not did it have white on the breast though it was the right size for a Towhee. Are Robin fledglings really small? That would have been a tough perch for a newbie flier

I apologize for the pictures as it was through a not so clean window and screen with early morning light. This dufus kept banging on the feeder almost like a woodpecker. He could not figure out how everyone else was getting something to eat. Of course when I went out to get a better shot, it flew away.

Anyone else had big birds frequent the hummer bar?

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I hope I am not premature but I think our heat wave has broken. We stayed in the mid 90's yesterday and it felt positively balmy. People crawled out of their house caves and sat on  porches enjoying the day and  waving at passersby.

The front door knob was safe to touch without burning my hand. There was a sprinkle of rain and a front is supposed to be coming through to lower our temperatures even more. Can't remember the last time I was euphoric over 96 degrees.

Just took Mighty out for his morning toilet. It was raining and it is only 69 degrees. Far cry from our lows of late in the 80's.  If you feel a huge gust of wind and feel the ground shaking a bit,  it is just me letting out a gigantic sigh as I do my happy dance. I could only feel better if I know you are getting the same relief.

Sometimes we need to be bludgeoned by a hammer to appreciate the lack of pain when it quits. Lets hope that heat hammer has quit.